A LONG READ How do we choose the people we fall in love with? The Romantic answer is that our instincts naturally guide us to individuals who are kind and good for us. Love is a sort of ecstasy that descends when we feel ourselves in the presence of a benign and nourishing soul, who will answer our emotional needs, understand our sadness and strengthen us for the hard tasks of our lives. In order to locate our lover, we must let our instincts carry us along, taking care never to impede them through pedantic psychological analysis and introspection or else considerations of status, wealth or lineage. Our feelings will tell us clearly enough when we have reached our destiny. To ask someone with any degree of rigour why exactly they have chosen a particular partner is – in the Romantic world-view – simply an unnecessary and offensive misunderstanding of love: true love is an instinct that accurately and naturally settles on those with a capacity to make us happy. The Romantic attitude sounds warm and kind. Its originators certainly imagined that it would bring an end to the sort of unhappy relationships previously brokered by parents and society. The only difficulty is that our obedience to instinct has, very often, proved to be a disaster of its own. Respecting the special feelings we get around certain people in nightclubs and train stations, parties and websites and that Romanticism so ably celebrated in art appears not to have led us to be any happier in our unions than a Medieval couple shackled into marriage by two royal courts keen to preserve the sovereignty of a slice of ancestral land. ‘Instinct’ has been little better than ‘calculation’ in underwriting the quality of our love stories. Romanticism would not at this point, however, give up the argument quite so easily. It would simply ascribe the difficulties we often have in love to not having looked hard enough for that central fixture of Romantic reverie: the right person. This being is inevitably still out there (every soul must have its soulmate, Romanticism assures us), it is just that we haven’t managed to track them down – yet. So we must continue the search, with all the technology and tenacity necessary, and maybe, once the divorce has come through and the house has been sold, we’ll get it right. But there’s another school of thought, this one influenced by psychoanalysis, which challenges the notion that instinct invariably draws us to those who will make us happy. The theory insists that we don’t fall in love first and foremost with those who care for us in ideal ways, we fall in love with those who care for us in familiar ways. Adult love emerges from a template of how we should be loved that was created in childhood and is likely to be entwined with a range of problematic compulsions that militate in key ways against our chances of growth. We may believe we are seeking happiness in love, but what we are really after is familiarity. We are looking to re-create, within our adult relationships, the very feelings we knew so well in childhood – and which were rarely limited to just tenderness and care. The love most of us will have tasted early on was confused with other, more destructive dynamics: feelings of wanting to help an adult who was out of control, of being deprived of a parent’s warmth or scared of his or her anger, or of not feeling secure enough to communicate our trickier wishes. How logical, then, that we should as adults find ourselves rejecting certain candidates not because they are wrong but because they are a little too right – in the sense of seeming somehow excessively balanced, mature, understanding and reliable – given that in our hearts, such rightness feels foreign and unearned. We chase after more exciting others, not in the belief that life with them will be more harmonious, but out of an unconscious sense that it will be reassuringly familiar in its patterns of frustration. Psychoanalysis calls the process whereby we identify our partners ‘object choice’ – and recommends that we try to understand the factors semi-consciously governing our attractions in order to interrupt the unhealthier patterns that might be at play. Our instincts – our strong undercurrents of attraction and revulsion – stem from complicated experiences we had when we were far too young to understand them, and which linger in the antechambers of our minds. Psychoanalysis doesn’t wish to suggest that everything about our attractions will be deformed. We may have quite legitimate aspirations to positive qualities: intelligence, charm, generosity… But we are also liable to be fatefully drawn towards trickier tendencies: someone who is often absent, or treats us with a little disdain, or needs to be surrounded all the time by friends, or cannot master their finances. However paradoxical it can sound, without these tricky behaviours, we may simply not be able to feel passionate or tender with someone. Alternatively, we may have been so traumatised by a parental figure, we cannot approach any partner who shares qualities with them of any kind, even ones disconnected from their negative sides. We might in love be rigidly intolerant of anyone who is intelligent, or punctual or interested in science, simply because these were the traits of someone who caused us a great deal of difficulty early on. To choose our partners wisely, we need to tease out how our compulsions to suffering or our rigid flights from trauma may be playing themselves out in our feelings of attraction. A useful starting place is to ask ourselves (perhaps in the company of a large sheet of paper, a pen and a free afternoon) what sort of people really put us off. Revulsion and disgust are useful first guides because we are likely to recognize that some of the traits that make us shiver are not objectively negative and yet feel to us distinctly off-putting. We might, for example, sense that someone who asks us too much about ourselves, or is very tender or dependable, will seem extremely eerie and frightening. And we might equally well, along the way, recognize that a degree of cruelty or distance belong to an odd list of the things we appear genuinely to need in order to love. It can be tricky to avoid self-censorship here, but the point isn’t to represent ourselves as reassuring, predictable people, but to get to know the curious quirks of our own psyches. We’ll tend to find that some ostensibly pretty nice things are getting caught in our love filters: people who are eloquent, clever, reliable, sunny can set off loud alarms. This is vital knowledge. We should pause and try to fathom where the aversions come from, what aspects of our past have made it so hard for us to accept certain sorts of emotional nourishment. Each time we recognize a negative, we’re discovering a crucial association in our own minds: we’re alighting on an impossibility of love based on associations from the past projected onto the present. An additional way we can get at the associations which circulate powerfully in the less noticed corners of our brains is to finish stub-sentences, that invite us to respond to things that might charm or repel us about someone. We get to see our own reactions more clearly when we write things down without thinking too much about our answers, catching the mind’s unconscious at work. For instance, we can deliberately jot the first things that come into our heads when we read the following: • If I tell a partner how much I need them, they will… • When someone tells me they really need me, I… • If someone can’t cope, I… • When someone tells me to get my act together, I … • If I were to be frank about my anxieties … • If my partner told me not to worry, I’d… • When someone blames me unfairly, I … Our honestly described reactions are legacies. They are revealing underlying assumptions we have acquired about what love can look like. We may start to get a clearer picture that our vision of what we are looking for in another person might not be an especially good guide to our personal or mutual happiness. Examining our emotional histories, we see that we can’t be attracted to just anyone. Getting to know the past, we come to recognise our earlier associations for what they are: generalisations we formed – entirely understandably – on the basis of just one or, hugely impressive, examples. We’ve unknowingly turned some local associations into strict rules for relationships. Even if we can’t radically shift the pattern, it’s useful to know that we are carrying a ball and chain. It can make us more careful of ourselves when we feel overwhelmed by a certainty that we’ve met the one, after a few minutes chatting at the bar. Ultimately, we stand to be liberated to love different people to our initial ‘types’, because we find that the qualities we like, and the ones we very much fear, are found in different constellations from those we encountered in the people who first taught us about affection, long ago in a childhood we are starting at last to understand and free ourselves from. ©️The Counsellor

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 11/06/2025* Tinubu returns to Abuja, inaugurates rehabilitated ICC Deadly flood: Niger communities battle stench from decaying corpses Mokwa flood: Borno, Taraba donate N350m to victims NiMet workers finally receive minimum wage NSCDC debunks fake recruitment on social media Naira appreciates to N1,600/$ in parallel market Trump unveils $1,000 investment accounts for newborn Americans US to restore some medical research grants, says Trump official 17 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes near Gaza aid site Seven dead, schoolchildren missing as storm hits South Africa World Bank projects three-year steady economic growth for Nigeria Saudi’s Aramco delays Nigeria’s crude-backed $5bn loan Lagos court jails nine Chinese for cybercrimes 19-year-old Nigerian artiste beaten to death in Ghana --------------------------- *DID YOU KNOW?* * Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood. Two hearts pump blood to the gills while one pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body. Their blood is blue because it uses copper to transport oxygen unlike the red blood of humans which is transported with iron. * Joal-Fadiouth, a district in Senegal, has an island and a beach entirely made of seashells. --------------------------- Tinubu mandates MDAs to pay for Abuja conference centre National Assembly mulls extension of 2024 budget capital vote Senate pushes to move presidential inauguration venue from Eagle Square to N’Assembly Petroleum subsidy was a scam, Nigeria can’t go back – Orji Kalu Alleged N5.2b fraud: Court rejects ex-JAMB Registrar’s no-case submission Court to hear suit on proposed sale of Lafarge Court jails Afriq System’s CEO, Michael, over alleged $854.4m, N590m fraud Indian, Dangote workers arraigned for diverting N4bn diesel Court jails three for vandalising IKEDC cables Woman jailed three years for child abuse in Ekiti Family, lawyer urge EFCC to release CBEX promoter Army kills terrorist kingpin, Jidda, others in Yobe, Borno NAF probes death of detained corporal Army celebrates troops battling insecurity in S’East Divestment key to oil sector growth- Lokpobiri FG to train 100,000 youths annually in forex trading FG budget cut leaves 1,500 health workers without pay FG eyes private capital for infrastructure at PPP summit SEC directs firms to honour unclaimed dividends Maritime bank to upgrade major shipyards – CEO Wike Renames International Conference Centre After Tinubu UNIJOS ready to host 2025 NUGA Games, says VC Gregory varsity inducts 83 medical doctors Ugosimba chieftaincy title for First Lady Tinubu in Enugu 90% of Yoruba kings don’t believe in Yoruba gods — Seun Kuti My business collapsed after public criticism of pastors – Daddy Freeze No prayers can erase six million Igbo deaths, group tells Gowon Youths kick as gunmen kill 58, burn 82 houses in Plateau June 12: Ijaw youths ask Tinubu to restore democracy in Rivers Tinubu has failed to improve governance after Buhari’s era – Baba-Ahmed Diesel, petrol to cost more as four depot owners raise prices TAJBank signs agreement for N20bn Mudarabah Sukuk bond issuance Accion MfB opens new branch in Ilorin Local telecom operators spend $350m annually on diesel – Report Edo Line retruns 15 years after 10 startups emerge winners of JusticeTechNG i-Fitness boosts expansion plan Reconcile or face impeachment, Rivers APC warns Fubara Obi, Otti responsible for our crisis, not Fed Govt, says LP We will police our votes in 2027, Obi vows Saraki, PDP reconciliation committee meet Makinde Power play: PDP convention caught in Wike-Makinde camps crossfire Ajayi, PDP set to appeal tribunal’s verdict affirming Aiyedatiwa Makinde, Speaker mourn Adefope Adeleke commiserates with Oke-IIa monarch over wife’s death Sanwo-Olu urges parents to instill values in children Ododo warns against politicising insecurities Mokwa flood: We don’t know where waters are coming from – Niger gov Residents seek intervention as erosion sacks nine Anambra villages Low turnout in Kano as civil servants resume Many escape death as petrol-laden tanker explodes in Oyo Pastor Adeboye visits Alaafin of Oyo Ondo traders get N43m, 150 solar lights to boost business 1 Killed, 3 Abducted As Gunmen Invade Cashew Warehouse In Kwara Two Truck Drivers Gunned Down, Vehicles Set Ablaze In Imo --------------------------- *TODAY IN HISTORY* * On this day in 1994, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola declared himself as Nigeria’s president in what is now known as the Epetedo Declaration. This was a year after the June 12, 1993, which it is now cofirmed he won, was annulled by the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. Less than 24 hours, he was arrested by the military government led by General Sani Abacha and detained without trial. He remained in custody till July 7, 1998 when he died under suspicious circumstances, just days after Abacha died. --------------------------- Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable. – Zig Ziglar *Compiled by Hon. Osuji George osujis@yahoo

WHY AFRICANS PRAY MORE THAN THE REST OF THE WORLD IS BECAUSE IN AFRICA, GOD DOES THE JOB OF THE GOVERNMENT! 1. ELECTRICITY ⚡ AFRICA: “Oh Lord, let there be light! Even if it’s for 2 hours!” EUROPE: “This LED bulb is too yellow, I’m returning it.” TRUTH: In Africa, power supply is a prayer point. In Europe, it’s a basic right. 2. WATER SUPPLY 🚿 AFRICA: “God, let it rain so we can fetch water!” EUROPE: “My shower is too cold. Fix it or I sue!” TRUTH: In Europe, taps flow. In Africa, faith flows. 3. JOBS & EMPLOYMENT 💼 AFRICA: “Jehovah, bless me with any job. Even volunteer, I’ll manage!” EUROPE: “I’m rejecting that role. The salary doesn’t reflect my worth.” TRUTH: In Africa, unemployment is a fasting topic. In Europe, it’s a policy issue. 4. SECURITY 🚔 AFRICA: “Father, may no stray bullet locate me today!” EUROPE: “There’s a suspicious sound outside, police arrived in 4 mins.” TRUTH: There, safety is law. Here, safety is prayer and luck. 5. ROADS & INFRASTRUCTURE 🛣️ AFRICA: “Lord, don’t let this pothole swallow my destiny.” EUROPE: “This small crack on the road is unacceptable!” TRUTH: In Africa, a smooth road is a testimony. In Europe, it’s standard. 6. HEALTHCARE 🏥 AFRICA: “Jesus, let the injection work, and not the side effect!” EUROPE: “Therapist booked. Medication free. Follow-up scheduled.” TRUTH: One gets healthcare from government. The other gets hope from prayer warriors. 7. EDUCATION ✏️ AFRICA: “God, let WAEC release results with mercy I sowed a seed 💰!” EUROPE: “Government paid for my Master’s. I got a scholarship too.” TRUTH: There, education is an investment. Here, it’s a miracle. 8. PENSION & RETIREMENT 👴🏽 AFRICA: “Jehovah, don’t let my pension be swallowed by corruption!” EUROPE: “I retired. Government sends monthly check.” REALITY: Here, retirement is fear and fasting. There, it’s relaxation and benefits. 9. VISA REQUEST ✈️ AFRICA: “Oh Lord, break every generational curse stopping this UK visa!” EUROPE: “I need a break. Might fly to Ghana for the weekend.” REALITY: In Africa, travelling = fasting, faith, and fire oil. In Europe, travelling = booking.com and a suitcase. BUT HERE’S THE REAL PROBLEM… High death rates Joblessness Poor security Land battles turning spiritual Sick people dying at church crusades instead of hospitals …because African leaders ENJOY it when you dump your problems on an imported god instead of holding them accountable! Why should they build hospitals when you'll run to prayer camps? By his stripes you're healed right? Why fix the road when your busy praying for travelling mercy on a deadly road? Why create jobs when your faith says “God will provide”? They know you won’t protest. You’ll just pray. And that’s how they win. AFRICANS WILL RAISE MILLIONS TO BUILD A CATHEDRAL……but won’t donate a dime to upgrade the clinic where their own mothers give birth on rusted beds with no gloves. We’ll buy: Imported church instruments HD projectors Shiny marble altars Designer suits for “Papa” And bulletproof cars for “Daddy G.O” Meanwhile, the local hospital: Has no electricity No running water One nurse doing the work of five And a doctor using a torchlight to deliver babies. AND HERE’S THE PLOT TWIST: The pastor you’re funding for “God’s work” won’t even treat malaria in that same country. When he's sick? Private jet to Europe. When you're sick? Pray. Fast. Sow a seed. Hope the hospital has Panadol. FINAL THOUGHT: God is NOT your governor. Angels are NOT civil engineers. Your miracle is called good governance. Stop calling on jesus/allah about things your local government chairman should’ve done. This is why most religious Africans tend to be less or non-religious

Gunmen Kill U.S. Returnee, Abduct Wife in Imo Gunmen last Sunday evening killed a United States-based returnee, abducting his wife in Umuguma, Owerri West local government area, Imo State. A source said the deceased, an indigene of Ihiala, Anambra State, and a Nigerian-U.S. soldier, accompanied by his wife and land sellers/agents, had arrived in his Toyota Highlander Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) at a site which he was said to have negotiated to buy, located near the Golden Estate / Abba Father Avenue, Umuguma, Owerri West, Imo State, when the masked armed bandits, suspected to be herdsmen, ambushed them, killing him and abducting his wife. Others escaped with injuries, while the corpse and vehicle were abandoned. As of the time of filing this report, communication was yet to be opened on the whereabouts of the woman. Police spokesperson in the state, Henry Okoye, confirmed the incident, informing that the Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, had directed the Owerri Area Commander to carry out a comprehensive investigation. Eyewitnesses said the gunmen had attacked them in the vehicle, leading to the initial resistance and escape of the deceased, stressing that his wife was taken away, but his return was greeted with a bullet in his head, which killed him. After the shooting, they fled into a nearby forest with the woman. The Guardian learnt that the land agents reported the incident to the police, who later carried the corpse and the vehicle. Indigenes and residents of Umuguma and neighbouring communities, including Irete, Nekede, Avu, Amakohia-Ubi, Okuku, Ndiegwu, and others, are living in fear following the rising insecurity in the area. Prospective land buyers and other members of the public were also advised by the security agencies to be careful in their dealings and report any suspected abnormal acts to the police for prompt action.

Six Organizations Donate Over $16,500 to Support Burkina Faso’s Defense Efforts On June 5, 2025, six organizations collectively donated 10,050,000 FCFA (approximately $16,560 USD) to Burkina Faso’s Patriotic Support Fund, aimed at aiding national defense and the Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland. The breakdown of contributions included: Zemstaba Association for Local Development: 1,000,000 FCFA Jeunesse Engagée pour le Faso: 250,000 FCFA Burkinabè Association of Midwives and Maïeuticiens: 500,000 FCFA International Chamber of Real Estate Experts of Burkina: 3,000,000 FCFA International Assistance "Mother and Child": 300,000 FCFA Order of Civil Engineers: 5,000,000 FCFA The funds were formally received by Vieux Abdoul Rachid Soulama, Secretary General at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, with senior government officials in attendance. All participating groups reiterated their support for President Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s national call and encouraged fellow citizens and institutions to contribute towards strengthening the nation’s security forces and patriotic volunteers.

🛑🇧🇫- The 7th edition of National Tree Day announced for June 21, 2025!!! The 7th edition of the National Tree Day (NTD) will take place on June 21st, 2025, in Manga (capital of the Central South Region) under the high patronage of @CapitaineIb226. Its theme is, “Medicinal Plants: A Source of Community Health and Climate Resilience.” This edition, Minister Baro emphasized, will mark a key step in accelerating the battle to strengthen our country's vegetation cover. It comes, he noted, in a context marked by the return of internally displaced persons to their home communities, hence the imperative, he said, to integrate the issue of population resilience through the nutritional and health benefits of trees into the 2025 reforestation campaign. This 7th NTD is based on the concepts of “one province, one medicinal grove,”covering at least 2 hectares; “a school, a botanical garden,” for 100 educational institutions; “a green space, a landscaped area”; “the President's time to regreen Faso,” with the planting of 10 million seedlings; “a department/municipality with at least 2 km of row plantings”; a “Pedal for the Tree” cycling race. Yesterday, I listened to the coordinator of the event and he said that the goal is that, we want at least 5M Burkinabè to plant a tree on June 21st, between 8am-9am, in one hour. This time, they want everyone to make it his responsibility to care for the plant until it grows and not just planting trees that will be left out without proper maintenance. We want to change the face of the Sahel and it’s doable. So, within the one hour time, measures are put in place so that those who will plant their trees wherever they are in the four corners of Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 can report to the local authorities for their names to be recorded in the archives. Moreover, they are encouraged to share their plants on social media to encourage others. In the long run, we want to be able to recognize all those who will really take care of their trees. So, to all daughters and sons of Burkina Faso, each one of us must have their own tree(s) for a green and prosperous Burkina Faso!!!

*Road to remembrance* !!! *As Nigeria is collapsing around us let us remember how we got here.* *ROLL CALL OF THE PROMOTERS OF FAILURE IN NIGERIA* Here are some of the prominent names that helped send BUHARI to Aso Rock: 1. Dr. Oby Ezekwesili 2. Fela Durotoye 3. Atiku Abubakar 4. Omoyele Sowore 5. Izala Muslim clerics and Christians clerics. 6. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo 7. Professor Charles Soludo 8. Pastor Tunde Bakare 9. Pastor Sunday Adelaja 10. Father Ejike Mbaka 11. Professor Pastor Yemi Osibanjo 12. Professor Tam David West 13. Professor Wole Soyinka 14. Rev. Chris Okotie 15. Professor Pat Utomi 16. Nasir El-Rufai 17. Dino Melaye 18. Lai Mohammed 19. Rochas Okorocha 20. Rotimi Amaechi 21. Adams Oshiomhole 22. Dr. Bukola Saraki 23. Aminu Tambuwal 24. Bola Ahmed Tinubu 25. Raji Fashola 26. Dr. Chris Ngige 27. Rabiu Kwankwaso 28. Ibikunle Amosun 29. Rauf Aregbesola 30. Kayode Fayemi 31. Sanusi Lamido 32. Deacon Femi Adesina 33. Pastor E.A Adeboye 34. Pastor Kumuyi 35. Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu 36. Kenny Ogungbe 37. Dato Adeneye 38. Magnus Abbey 39. Dakuku Peterside 40. 9ice 41. Kenny St. Ogungbe Brown 42. Tunde Disu 43. John Momoh 44. Maupe Ogun 45. Chamberlain Usoh 46. Suleiman Aleide 47. Monday Onyekachi Ubani 48. Iffy Ubani 49. Labourous Osuoma 50. Citizen Useni Jones (Radio continental 102.3FM). 51. Joe Igbokwe 52. Dele Momodu 53. Abike Dabiri 54. Professor Attahiru Muhammadu Jega 55. Muazu 56. Emeka Ojukwu Jnr. 57. Egenti E Raymond (Ogudo) 58. Victor Umeh 59. Wasiu Ayinde (Kwam 1) 60. TY Danjuma 61. Lauretta Onochie 62. Jide Kosoko 63. Jonah David Jang 64. MC Oluomo and his NURTW thugs 65. Solomon Dalung 66. Naja'atu Mohammed 67. Buba Galadima 68. Oba of lagos, Oba Akiolu 69. Shehu Sanni 70. Desmond Eliott 71. Femi Kuti 72. George Udom These people and the entire RCCG actually believed that Buhari had what it takes to lead Nigeria into a first world. These people went to school. Many are professors. Some claimed to have direct access to God. Some are gifted with "prophesies." They read history. They understood international relations. They understood how societies work or so we thought. They were more than 20 years old in 1983 when Buhari shot himself to power. They saw Buhari murder innocent Nigerians in 1983. They saw Buhari destroy the economy in 1983. They saw the role Buhari played in Abacha's government. They read all the threats of violence by Buhari against the nation. They saw Buhari harass Lam Adesina the Oyo State Governor due to Fulani herdsmen conflicts with locals in Oyo State. They saw Buhari lead the sharia protest that claimed the lives of innocent Nigerians in 2001. They saw Buhari and his minions open the gate of hell on innocent Nigerians when he lost the presidential election in 2011. If Buhari was not speaking and defending his Fulani heritage he would be fighting to defend his religious heritage. Never for once did he defend Nigeria or gave interview on how to rebuild the economy, education, power, health, etc. They saw everything this man did. They knew him too well to miss the little details of his violent life. But they were united in hatred. Hatred for Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. One among the few Nigeria leaders that actually wanted Nigeria to work. Hatred became a unifying force to push forward a false narrative. They exploited his humility. They exploited his kindness. They exploited his humanity They danced and made merry in Ojota. They ate, drank and danced away the destiny of a nation. Saints Tinubu, Amaechi, Fashola, etc., led the chorus against ‘corrupt’ Goodluck Jonathan. Tinubu a private jet owner and owner of Lagos, Amaechi a private jet owner and funder of Buhari campaign, Atiku a University owner paid with his civil service allowance etc wanted ‘corrupt’ Goodluck Jonathan out. But the people did not see the moral paradox because you see - hate is a unifying factor. They mobilised thugs to stone a sitting President. They harassed his family wherever they went. Because they are from the hated minority who must NOT be king. For Kings must come from the Fulani lineage. Jonathan is Ijaw. Ijaws should not be Kings. Jonathan must not loot also. For looters must come from enablers of evil. These are intellectuals. Amongst whom are Pastors and Prophets. Wisdom failed. Prophesies failed. WAEC issued a fake WAEC attestation to Buhari. It is possible many Nigerian "intellectuals" are working with fake certificates. A nation without conscience is a curse to its people. We all are standing on the podium of history. Humanity beckons. Surely our children will read the roles we played in the salvation or annihilation of humanity. Why not share for all Nigerians to read!!!

Of the 51,802 deaths, 22,481 were reported on the Western Railway (WR) and 29,321 on the Central Railway (CR), with Kalyan, Thane, Vasai, and Borivli topping in fatalities 🚨 8 passengers fell off a CSMT-bound train near Mumbra — 1 dead. Over 51,000 lives lost in 20 years on Mumbai suburban rail. With auto-door rakes now being planned, do you think this change is too late? 👍🏻 Yes — This should have been done years ago 👎🏻 No — Better late than never 😡 Not enough — More safety steps needed urgently 🫡 Accidents are inevitable in crowded cities Read more here- https://www.news18.com/cities/mumbai-local-trains-deadly-track-record-7-lives-lost-a-day-51802-in-past-20-years-ws-kl-9375558.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=whatsapp&utm_campaign=regular-editorial

APC go soon suspend this northern senator 😂😂😂😂 I'm very sure that even if all the 36 states Governors join APC Tinubu will not still been comfortable because he have experience of how Peter Obi defeated him in his ward,local Govt and entire Lagos state without input of any Governor or any politician... The series of defection is as a result of fear of 2027. Nothing is 100% certain

*I WAS FALSELY ACCUSED OF BEARING A FIREARM. - Pastor Paul Adefarasin* During the Service on Sunday at the House on The Rock Headquarters, Pastor Paul Adefarasin addressed the accusations labeled at him for pointing a firearm at a content creator. While addressing the congregation, he said, “I was falsely accused of pointing a firearm at an aggressive content creator who came within personal distance.” He further clarified, “I do not have a pistol license for a firearm. I do not carry a firearm; I pointed no firearm at anybody.” He further said that what happened wasn't just a mere attack on a local Church or a pastor. It was an organized strategy of the forces of darkness. He explained that at the root of the incidence was an enticement of the enemy which always point to the love of money. ‘Click baiters are just looking for more money,’ he remarked. According to him, it wasn't in their Church policy to dignify hate speech or false accusations. “We believe that God is bigger than that” - he stated. He quoted from Romans 12:19 “do not repay evil for evil.” He also said he was shocked and hurt when people called and sent him different videos. He encouraged himself with the fact that God would always turn what the enemy meant for evil to work out for good. He further said, people are always at the lookout for a time where one will get a little stumble, trip, fall or falter so they can use it against the person. “You can't be a pastor and not have to deal with that. That's the part of the price we pay” - he stated. He concluded by saying, “learn something from the process and go forward because the enemy's objective is to stop you from doing what you are called to do.” “We are leaving the matter to God trusting Him to do what needs to be done. On this note, I will lay that matter to rest. Case closed.”

*I WAS FALSELY ACCUSED OF BEARING A FIREARM. - Pastor Paul Adefarasin* During the Service on Sunday at the House on The Rock Headquarters, Pastor Paul Adefarasin addressed the accusations labeled at him for pointing a firearm at a content creator. While addressing the congregation, he said, “I was falsely accused of pointing a firearm at an aggressive content creator who came within personal distance.” He further clarified, “I do not have a pistol license for a firearm. I do not carry a firearm; I pointed no firearm at anybody.” He further said that what happened wasn't just a mere attack on a local Church or a pastor. It was an organized strategy of the forces of darkness. He explained that at the root of the incidence was an enticement of the enemy which always point to the love of money. ‘Click baiters are just looking for more money,’ he remarked. According to him, it wasn't in their Church policy to dignify hate speech or false accusations. “We believe that God is bigger than that” - he stated. He quoted from Romans 12:19 “do not repay evil for evil.” He also said he was shocked and hurt when people called and sent him different videos. He encouraged himself with the fact that God would always turn what the enemy meant for evil to work out for good. He further said, people are always at the lookout for a time where one will get a little stumble, trip, fall or falter so they can use it against the person. “You can't be a pastor and not have to deal with that. That's the part of the price we pay” - he stated. He concluded by saying, “learn something from the process and go forward because the enemy's objective is to stop you from doing what you are called to do.” “We are leaving the matter to God trusting Him to do what needs to be done. On this note, I will lay that matter to rest. Case closed.”

*I WAS FALSELY ACCUSED OF BEARING A FIREARM. - Pastor Paul Adefarasin* During the Service on Sunday at the House on The Rock Headquarters, Pastor Paul Adefarasin addressed the accusations labeled at him for pointing a firearm at a content creator. While addressing the congregation, he said, “I was falsely accused of pointing a firearm at an aggressive content creator who came within personal distance.” He further clarified, “I do not have a pistol license for a firearm. I do not carry a firearm; I pointed no firearm at anybody.” He further said that what happened wasn't just a mere attack on a local Church or a pastor. It was an organized strategy of the forces of darkness. He explained that at the root of the incidence was an enticement of the enemy which always point to the love of money. ‘Click baiters are just looking for more money,’ he remarked. According to him, it wasn't in their Church policy to dignify hate speech or false accusations. “We believe that God is bigger than that” - he stated. He quoted from Romans 12:19 “do not repay evil for evil.” He also said he was shocked and hurt when people called and sent him different videos. He encouraged himself with the fact that God would always turn what the enemy meant for evil to work out for good. He further said, people are always at the lookout for a time where one will get a little stumble, trip, fall or falter so they can use it against the person. “You can't be a pastor and not have to deal with that. That's the part of the price we pay” - he stated. He concluded by saying, “learn something from the process and go forward because the enemy's objective is to stop you from doing what you are called to do.” “We are leaving the matter to God trusting Him to do what needs to be done. On this note, I will lay that matter to rest. Case closed.”